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New York Public Authorities / Detective

Role across New York Public Authorities

Detective

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

86 people hold the Detective role across 3 departments in New York Public Authorities, with a median total compensation of $153,489. Among 5 jurisdictions where this role is reported, New York Public Authorities ranks #1 by median pay.

Employees
86
Median pay
$153,489
Departments
3
Cross-jurisdiction
#1 of 5

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Detective pay in other jurisdictions

Where Detectives are paid most

City of Buffalo
$135,006 · 142
City of Milwaukee
$110,529 · 295
City of Philadelphia
$35,533 · 722
City of Pittsburgh
$24,127 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Detectiveroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within New York Public Authorities

Departments with this role

Largest New York Public Authorities departments for this role

Departments in New York Public Authoritiesemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.